Rio+Social, a one day global convention featuring leaders of social media and technology, is coming to Rio de Janeiro on June 19th, the day before the official Rio +20 summit is set to begin. Speakers are set to include Pete Cashmore (founder and CEO of Mashable), Fabian Cousteau and Fabio Barbosa (CEO of Abril Group, big publishers here in Brazil). The talks will focus on how technology and social media can help with the global issues that will take center stage during the Rio +20 summit. To see more information, check out Rio+Social’s fact sheet here- Rio+Social.
Everyone including bloggers and journalists are invited to attend. If you’re interested, you can register here- Rio+Social Registration . If you can’t attend in person don’t worry, the event will be streamed live on their website.
For even more information see-Rio+Social WebsiteThe Rio+Social Facebook Page